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I'm after coil springs silencer rubber as mine is quite squeaky over minor bumps on the road. Front and rear if possible. I know Tein manufacture them, but calling up places like JaxQuickFit, Pedders etc. say they don't exist and that I'm a bit loopy in the head!

Any ideas where I can grab some locally or at the very least, nationally?

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I'm after coil springs silencer rubber as mine is quite squeaky over minor bumps on the road. Front and rear if possible. I know Tein manufacture them, but calling up places like JaxQuickFit, Pedders etc. say they don't exist and that I'm a bit loopy in the head!

Any ideas where I can grab some locally or at the very least, nationally?

im almost 100% sure its not your spring making the sound but the pillow ball tops on the coilovers

im almost 100% sure its not your spring making the sound but the pillow ball tops on the coilovers

Oops forgot to mention they aren't coilovers. They're JDM Potenza struts with Pedder springs.

what is it with people thinking skylines use pillowball's in their suspension today? and they dont use struts either lol

have u ever seen the suspension ur talking about? lol

are we talking stock top hats here? can u make something up urself? go to ur nearest rubber store and get a cut that u need and shove it in.

what is it with people thinking skylines use pillowball's in their suspension today? and they dont use struts either lol

have u ever seen the suspension ur talking about? lol

are we talking stock top hats here? can u make something up urself? go to ur nearest rubber store and get a cut that u need and shove it in.

Well all the mechanics I've been to corrected as Struts, because they are "different". Yes I have seen them as I purchased them myself and got them installed. FYI this is what I am looking for http://www.tein.com/products/silencer_rubber.html

i have lowered kings springs and mine have this isolation rubber/tape around the coils towards the top as they are so close together and rub on bumps, to stop them making noise over bumps... as soon as mine started to perish i got creaking noises when going over speed bumps....

try ringing centreline suspension thats where mine got instlled.... its looks like rubber stripes probably can get it at clark rubber!

Edited by rgr34
Well all the mechanics I've been to corrected as Struts, because they are "different". Yes I have seen them as I purchased them myself and got them installed. FYI this is what I am looking for http://www.tein.com/products/silencer_rubber.html

the mechanics you use are either idiots or think you are an idiot lol, they are dampers, coils, coil seats and mounts, no strut inserts as they are not for strut type suspension, anyway assuming u meant dampers there.

try fulcrum, they are the tein dealers so if ur after a tein product they are ur best bet.

what is it with people thinking skylines use pillowball's in their suspension today? and they dont use struts either lol

have u ever seen the suspension ur talking about? lol

are we talking stock top hats here? can u make something up urself? go to ur nearest rubber store and get a cut that u need and shove it in.

last time i check my coilover have pillowball tops

what car and why?

R33 because that is the way tein design their racing coilovers

http://www.tein.com/products/super_racing.html

upper_mount_w.jpg

pper Mount w/ Camber Adjustment* -

Upper mounts are included for front and rear. TEIN utilizes various designs of upper mounts to increase steering response while still maintaining quiet operation. Most kits include an aluminum upper plate with NWB pillowball, while some applications use an aluminum upper plate with hardened rubber bushing (reduced noise).

Edited by Kaido_RR

can you explain to me 2 things.

1: how you figure you're going to be able to adjust camber via the coilovers, with multi-link suspension.

2: how pillow balls are going to increase steering response when the coilover moves on 1 axis only (up and down) and the steering pivot point is in the upper control arm?

i'll answer it for you, those specs/features are for macpherson strut type suspension. r32 and on skylines do not use strut type suspension.

can you explain to me 2 things.

1: how you figure you're going to be able to adjust camber via the coilovers, with multi-link suspension.

2: how pillow balls are going to increase steering response when the coilover moves on 1 axis only (up and down) and the steering pivot point is in the upper control arm?

i'll answer it for you, those specs/features are for macpherson strut type suspension. r32 and on skylines do not use strut type suspension.

really? i had no clue.... :)

just because you can't run camber top doesn't mean the top isnt pillow mount

Edited by Kaido_RR

You don't.

"pillow balls" are just a laymans term for a spherical bearing. The spherical bearing or "pillow ball" is fitted into a camber plate and widely used on mc strut systems for camber adjustments.

Most high end shocks like sach, proflex etc all recommend the use of sphericals in the mounting plates instead of rubber or nylon etc. Also alot of Jap manufactures use sphericals in their skyline tops. HKS and cusco are two that come to mind in their better models.

We use sphericals or pillow balls in all of our lower control arms, upper control arms for wishbone conversions and cockpit sway bar adjustment systems.

Also alot of Jap manufactures use sphericals in their skyline tops. HKS and cusco are two that come to mind in their better models.

i only just read this, im not sure where that info is coming from, but here is the cusco catalog for nissan:

http://www.cusco.co.jp/en/pdf/Coilover%20k...USCO_nissan.pdf

as you can see, all Skylines run "ALUMINUM RIGID MOUNT UPPER MOUNT"

"ADJUSTABLE PILLOW BALL UPPER MOUNT" are only used in strut applications (ie. silvia/cefiro etc. fronts).

i can understand it at the high end, i just dont see the point for ur average street/track application on your multilink suspension, adding such a consumable component into somewhere it doesnt really need to be.

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